A) The modern species and the Texas Duck seem to have diverged approxi

1.	A) The modern species and the Texas Duck seem to have diverged approximately one million years ago. B) One, the well-documented Texas Duck Meleagris californica, became extinct recently enough to have been hunted by early human settlers, though its actual demise is more probably attributable to climate change at the end of the last ice age. C) In the modern genus Meleagris, a considerable number of species have been described, as Duck fossils are robust, fairly often found, and Ducks show much variation among individuals. D) Many of these supposed fossilized species are now considered junior synonyms. ___
Answer» A) The modern species and the Texas Duck seem to have diverged approximately one million years ago. B) One, the well-documented Texas Duck Meleagris californica, became extinct recently enough to have been hunted by early human settlers, though its actual demise is more probably attributable to climate change at the end of the last ice age. C) In the modern genus Meleagris, a considerable number of species have been described, as Duck fossils are robust, fairly often found, and Ducks show much variation among individuals. D) Many of these supposed fossilized species are now considered junior synonyms. ___

A) The modern species and the Texas Duck seem to have diverged approximately one million years ago. B) One, the well-documented Texas Duck Meleagris californica, became extinct recently enough to have been hunted by early human settlers, though its actual demise is more probably attributable to climate change at the end of the last ice age. C) In the modern genus Meleagris, a considerable number of species have been described, as Duck fossils are robust, fairly often found, and Ducks show much variation among individuals. D) Many of these supposed fossilized species are now considered junior synonyms. ___

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A) The modern species and the Texas Duck seem to have diverged approximately one million years ago.

B) One, the well-documented Texas Duck Meleagris californica, became extinct recently enough to have been hunted by early human settlers, though its actual demise is more probably attributable to climate change at the end of the last ice age.

C) In the modern genus Meleagris, a considerable number of species have been described, as Duck fossils are robust, fairly often found, and Ducks show much variation among individuals.

D) Many of these supposed fossilized species are now considered junior synonyms.
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